Player Profiles - of College Football Games
Player Profiles - of College Football Games
Player Profiles - of College Football Games
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<strong>Player</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>iles</strong><br />
Sam Allen<br />
#58<br />
OL • Jr. (2L)<br />
Ht. 6’5” • Wt. 300<br />
Lansing, Mich.<br />
(Sexton)<br />
2006: Earned second varsity letter...Started all 15 games at left tackle<br />
for the Lakers...Key figure in an <strong>of</strong>fensive line that allowed just 23 QB<br />
sacks in 15 games and 355 pass attempts...Helped the Laker <strong>of</strong>fense averaged<br />
391.9 yards and 35.5 points per game.<br />
2005: Earned first varsity letter...Saw action as a reserve <strong>of</strong>fensive lineman...Played<br />
on special teams.<br />
2004: Redshirted.<br />
High School: Prepped at Lansing Sexton High School...Played both<br />
tight end and defensive end...Caught 29 passes for 431 yards and tallied 81<br />
tackles as a senior...Two-time All-CAAC selection as a defensive end and<br />
a tight end...Earned all-state honors as a senior...All-area pick as a junior<br />
and senior...Two-time All-CAAC Academic honoree...Participated in basketball<br />
and track & field...Class Valedictorian with a 4.1 (on a scale <strong>of</strong> 4.0)<br />
GPA...Member <strong>of</strong> the National Honor Society...French Club President.<br />
Personal: Son <strong>of</strong> Richard and Margaret Allen...Enjoys playing golf.<br />
Sam Allen started all 15 games in 2007 on the <strong>of</strong>fensive line.<br />
2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions<br />
Gary Anderson<br />
#26<br />
DB • So. (Tr)<br />
Ht: 5’10” • Wt: 198<br />
San Francisco, Calif.<br />
(Diablo Valley)<br />
Junior <strong>College</strong>: Earned Golden Gate Conference honors in<br />
2006...Tallied 35 solo and 40 assisted tackles for a total <strong>of</strong> 75...Recorded<br />
four interceptions and three QB sacks...Team finished 8-3 and won the<br />
Golden Gate Conference title...Member <strong>of</strong> the Dean’s List in fall <strong>of</strong> 2005,<br />
spring <strong>of</strong> 2006 and fall <strong>of</strong> 2006.<br />
High School: Prepped at Deer Valley High School in Antioch,<br />
Calif...Earned All-Bay Valley Athletic League plaudits as a senior...Also<br />
participated in track.<br />
Personal: Son <strong>of</strong> Gary Anderson, Sr., and Mary Watkins...Enjoys<br />
watching movies and video games...Finance major.<br />
Matt Bakker<br />
#35<br />
FS • Fr. (RS)<br />
Ht: 6’1” • Wt: 205<br />
Middleville, Mich.<br />
(South Christian)<br />
2006: Redshirted.<br />
High School: Prepped at Grand Rapids South Christian High<br />
School...Rushed for 1,097 yards and 18 TDs on 150 carries as a<br />
senior...Notched 117 tackles as a defensive back...Named to the Grand<br />
Rapids Press Dream Team as a senior...Earned Associated Press Class B<br />
All-State plaudits...First-team All-O.K. Conference and all-area performer<br />
for a team that finished 9-3...Tallied 1,420 rushing yards and 12 TDs on<br />
180 carries as a junior...Hauled in seven catches for 178 yards and one<br />
TD...Recorded 108 tackles and two picks...Named to the Grand Rapids<br />
Press All-Area team...Earned All-O.K. Conference and all-area<br />
honors...Team finished 11-2...Rushed for a school-record 3,240 yards during<br />
his career...Recorded 253 career tackles...Team was 28-8 during prep<br />
career...Played on state championship basketball team and is the school<br />
record holder in the 400m run.<br />
Personal: Son <strong>of</strong> Doug and Lynne Bakker.<br />
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